[Starlink] 69,000 Users

[Daniel AJ Sokolov]

On 2021-06-30 at 12:30 a.m., David Lang wrote:
> the orbital life of a satellite may end up being a bit better than you 
> think, they will de-orbit by themselves after about 5 years, but they do 
> have thrusters that they can use to raise their orbits to extend their 
> lives if they don't need the fuel for collision avoidance.

OK. But does it help Starlink if 3 satellites in a train of 10 run an 
extra year, and 3 more an extra half year? Can they reasonably "refill" 
the train satellite by satellite?

BR
Daniel AJ